Wool question

[theladyrebecca]

I purchased some wool from the recent Fashion Fabrics Club wool sale, but I'm not entirely pleased. I got black tricotine, and a blue lighter weight wool. Unfortunately, the tricotine has a quite distinctive weave, and the blue is basically tropical weight, and both of them are very smooth. Not exactly kirtle (black) or skating bustle (blue) worthy.

In the past, when I've bought wool that isn't thick and/or fuzzy enough, I've put it in the washer/dryer, and it's gotten softer, thicker, and fuzzier, but none of those wools started quite this smooth. Is that still likely to work with these wools?



Oh, and if the answer is no, is anyone interested in buying some wool off me? ;)

Comments

[theladyrebecca.livejournal.com]

Hmm, I'll have to check on the back of the tricotine...

And the blue is a little on the muted side. It's like a slightly darker version of all the link text in my LJ theme. But not as dark as the title. I'll take pictures when I'm at home later.

[nuranar.livejournal.com]

I hope it's okay! Mine has been great to work with.

Sounds like it might be a bit too muted for me, but I'd still like to see the pictures. Thanks!